Charles Hay

Biography

Charles gained an undergraduate degree in English with History from Salford University (2007) and a masters in Archaeology from the University of Sheffield (2010).

After practicing archaeology in the field for several years, Charles moved into a research assistant role in the now School of Medicine at Keele University in 2016. In this role he was involved in the authorship and publication of several studies focusing on inflammatory arthritides, and facilitated problem-based-learning with year 1 and 2 medical students until 2022.

In 2023 Charles completed his PhD exploring diagnostic delay in axial spondyloarthritis which utilised qualitative and quantitative methods.

He is currently studying the experiences of musculoskeletal pain in children and young people from the perspective of children and young people themselves as well as primary care HCPs and AHPs.

Research and scholarship

Charles' current research focuses on the experience of musculoskeletal pain in children and young people, and the management and information needs that come with it. The perspectives of children and young people and their guardians, and primary care HCPs and AHPs are being addressed through qualitative study.

Charles' PhD explored diagnostic delay in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), an auto-inflammatory condition with a long and often complex path to diagnosis. The PhD comprised a systematic review which presented the current global level of diagnostic delay in the disease, a qualitative study presenting patient and HCP perspectives on the barriers to and facilitators of diagnosis of axSpA and a case-control study showing possible associated prodromes to axSpA diagnosis. The systematic review has been published in Clinical Rheumatology in 2022.

Charles' previous research has covered mortality associated with allopurinol use in patients with gout and diagnostic delay in rheumatoid arthritis.

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